Category: Freestyle
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This clip of Arthur Pollet (French/Brazilian, PWA Freestyle competitor) getting stuck is making the rounds. ABK’s Andy Brandt told me years ago that many freestyle moves were invented out of other moves going wrong (ie donkey jibe to escape a prematurely initiated duck jibe)…so I’m thinking how cool it would be to intentionally stick the…
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I have too much time on my hands (on account of my lingering arm issues). What do I do with the time (besides my wife’s bidding?) I enjoy this fine report from Michigan Windsurfing as they pursue the elusive SUP cartwheel. Lake sailors rule!
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Thanks to NC Board Rider for suggesting this in a recent Comment
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This just in from Dasher Films in Florida: The Jupiter Fall Classic. Check out the move at 1:46…this is new to me. There’s a bit more trickery later in the video too. Of course the general waveriding is nice to watch on Thanksgiving morning!
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To the windsurfer who would be a better windsurfer: If you’re assuming that you’re going to take one of the upcoming ABK Boardsports windsurfing clinics at Napeague 9/23-25 and 9/30-10/2, you’d best be registered already, as they’re currently showing only 3 slots left in the first clinic and 5 in the second. There are even…
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Christian was on an 8.0 and a big freeride board. I had rigged seven meters worth of stickers atop my freestyle 109, and Jeff was managing to plane in the gusts on his 4.7 and SUP board. The only thing we had in common as we windsurfed Tiana Bay was the desire to get some…
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Mike Burns throws a shuv it for Peconic Jeff at Heckscher last week. That's Jeff's story, at least. I think Jeff popped up out of nowhere and this is Mike's evasive maneuver to avoid dinging that beautiful board! If I'm right (and I rarely am) Jeff Schultz was getting in the way a lot that…
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The winds were light and off-shore for day two…yeah boy! The standings as of Day One were on display, but things were going to get shaken up. Racemaster Tom set up a modified course. I thought “I could do well on this course if I had a longboard,” but I’d left my Superlight home like…
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(A semi-coherent description of the events of day one of of the festival may be found here. Tomorrow a second helping of scattered recollections and thoughts, focused on day two may be found on the Peconic Puffin as well. Here now are the names of all the good people who participated:) Pro Men’s Freestyle (Fully…
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Where to begin? Here’s an early report on Saturday. (early? I know…) 70+ competitors turned out (including former PWA champion and new east coast windsurfer Josh Angulo) for 18-24 easterlies at Long Island’s Heckscher State Park, where the racing was fast and furious. We had two racing classes (open and 7.5 limited) but unless you…